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The guidelines provide indications on the prescription of antiretroviral treatment and the management of HIV affected patients. They are addressed to infectious diseases specialists and help provide a reliable benchmark for patients’ associations, policy makers, health organizations and any other subjects involved in this field.

A delegation of PENTA Foundation was in Kampala, Uganda on January 29th – 31st on a visit aimed at monitoring the ongoing international cooperation projects supported by the Foundation and carried out by local actors.

The Kick-off Meeting of the ID-EPTRI project successfully took place in Rome on the 15th and 16th of January, with the involvement of all the partners. Many thanks to CVBF for kick-starting this new adventure!

The HIV Pediatrics Workshop is the only meeting entirely devoted to research in prevention and treatment of HIV infections in infants, children and adolescents, making it the premier forum for the world’s leading researchers.

TEDDY is a Network of Excellence born as FP6 project, that was further renewed at the end of the 5-years funding period, continuing to provide its contribution on a voluntary basis with valuable and internationally recognized efforts offered by its members’ resources.

PENTA is involved in the recently approved ID-EPTRI project, financed under the H2020-INFRADEV-01-2017 programme, which is aimed to design a new Research Infrastructure (RI) in Europe completely dedicated to Paediatrics.

The majority of drugs used in the paediatric population are not tested for children. With most drugs having inadequate information about dosing regimen, dose adjustment and administration and safety in this group, the EU-funded GRiP initiative integrated global efforts towards standard practice.